Quilting in Loa, Utah

Loa is Wayne County’s strongest current quilting hub even though it does not have a verified dedicated quilt shop or public quilt guild chapter. The county fair provides a real exhibit opportunity, and the Utah Quilt Guild lists local professional expertise.

Wayne County Fair Home Arts exhibits

The 2026 Wayne County Fair runs August 10 through 15. Its current schedule places 4-H and Home Arts & Crafts entries at the Loa Civic Center. Entry intake is listed from 1 to 6 p.m. Tuesday, August 11, and 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Wednesday, August 12. The exhibit is open to visitors from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday and 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday.

State 4-H resources include quilting, tied quilting, sewing construction, and fabric crafts. Because the public fair schedule does not publish every local quilt class, ask the fair’s Home Arts contact about current divisions, eligibility, entry tags, and pickup before bringing a quilt.

Local quilt expertise

The Utah Quilt Guild’s current learning-resources directory lists Loa resident Marsha Chappell as a resource instructor and accredited quilt-show judge. The directory notes experience with multiple quilt techniques, teaching, trunk shows, and lectures. Contact her through the guild’s official directory rather than treating the listing as a regularly scheduled public class.

Fabric and group options

No Loa storefront currently meets this directory’s verification standard for a dedicated quilt shop, and the 2026 Utah Quilt Guild directory does not list a Wayne County chapter. Older sources refer to High Country Quilters and a July 4 show in Teasdale, but no current 2026 announcement or organizer was verified.

For independent fabric shopping, compare Sevier County, Garfield County, and Sanpete County. The Wayne County guide provides the full local context, and the Utah quilt events calendar lists current public events elsewhere in the state.